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What’s Really in Your Wildflower Seed Mix?

24th April 2024

By Dr. Noeleen Smyth, University College Dublin This blog is part of the ‘Dispatches from Researchers’ series, which features guest articles written by experts in pollination and related fields. We’re all familiar with wildflower seed mixes – colourful, attractive, … Continued

Pollinators with a ‘Taste For The High Life’

4th April 2024

We are fortunate to have some beautiful upland areas on the island of Ireland, they are generally referred to as over 300m above sea level (sub-montane), and land over 600m is described as Montane. Due to altitude and diverse weather … Continued

It’s Bluebell season!

3rd April 2024

Our native bluebell, Hyacinthoides non-scripta, otherwise known as the Common Bluebell, is an early flowering pollinator-friendly plant that naturally occurs in Ireland. The Irish name Coinnle Corra, means tapered candles. Common bluebells can form beautiful blue carpets of colour from … Continued

Favourite Food Sources for Wild Bees in 2023

20th March 2024

Every year, the National Biodiversity Data Centre receives hundreds of bee sightings from all over the island of Ireland. In 2023, 1,824 bee records were submitted, including information about what the bee was feeding on. This is an increase of … Continued

New Pollinator Research in 2023

6th December 2023

In 2023, an incredible 30 scientific papers on pollinators were published by Irish researchers. These scientists are part of the Irish Pollinator Research Network. Their work underpins the objectives, actions and recommendations of the All-Ireland Pollinator Plan. The 2023 publications … Continued

Where do pollinators go in the winter?

3rd November 2023

Winter is quite a difficult time for pollinators. It is cold and often rainy and the first frosts will wipe out most of the flowers, and this will drastically reduce the availability of food. Pollinators have evolved various strategies … Continued

Honey bees and bumblebees are exposed to pesticides in different ways on Irish farmland

3rd October 2023

By Dr Elena Zioga, Trinity College Dublin This blog is part of the ‘Dispatches from Researchers’ series, which features guest articles written by experts in pollination and related fields. Our study In a modern agricultural environment, where agrochemicals are … Continued

Lessons from the 2023 Wild Bee Festival

1st September 2023

By Kate Chandler, Communities and Engagement Pollinator Officer for the National Biodiversity Data Centre. On the 12th and 13th of August, Tralee hosted the second ever Wild Bee Festival on … Continued

Managing Urban Parks for Pollinators and People

25th August 2023

By Roisin Gowen This research was conducted as part of an undergraduate project by Roisin Gowen at Trinity College Dublin, who assessed different park management strategies and how they impacted plant and pollinator diversity, and urban park users’ relationships with … Continued

Blarney Street Pollinator Path

23rd August 2023

Molly Garvey, of the Blarney Street Pollinator Path group, tells us about how a neighbourhood came together to help pollinators in Cork City It started with a rotten fence. In the second week of the first pandemic lockdown in … Continued

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